Year: 2022

Sky News says Taylor Swift has hit back at Blur’s former frontman Damon Albarn after he claimed she does not write her own songs.

Six people are reported to have been killed and dozens injured in a crush outside Cameroon’s stadium hosting an excellent…

Sue Gray is the UK’s most talked-about woman right now, but who is she? 

Sue Gray is a senior cabinet office employee who works for the government and has been tasked with investigating allegations of parties held at Downing Street whilst the UK was in lockdown due to Covid-19. 

MPs and the public have been calling for the PM’s resignation since the parties – some of which he attended and was aware of – came to light. The PM has apologised for the parties but urged MPs to wait for the Sue Gray inquiry into the alleged law-breaking parties, which is expected to be published later this week. 

The parties were held at a time when parties were banned and you couldn’t see your friends or families and loved ones were dying alone in hospitals. 

The papers describe Sue Gray in different ways – some highlighting her former job as a pub landlord, whilst others focus on her reported character. The Guardian is amongst the papers that highlight fears the report will not be published in full and others question how fair the report will be.

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The Guardian says Only the “findings” of Sue Gray’s report into alleged lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street will be published, Nadhim Zahawi has said.

FT says when the journalist Julian Glover began working as a speechwriter for then prime minister David Cameron in 2011, he was summoned to a room at the top of the Cabinet Office at 70 Whitehall.

Politico says She’s been a pub landlord and a civil service bouncer — now Westminster is wondering if Sue Gray really has what it takes to call time on Boris Johnson.

Huffpost says Emily Thornberry told BBC Question Time’s audience that Sue Gray’s report into Partygate is not necessary on Thursday night in a brutal rant about Boris Johnson.

In an official post, a representative said: “We are devastated to announce the passing of Mr Manfred Thierry Mugler on Sunday, January 23rd 2022.”

Despite no specific threats, the UK has started withdrawing its staff from its embassy in Ukraine, as fears of a Russian invasion grow amid rising tension.